It will definitely grow much faster, but it won't immediately take over your patio just yet. I put mine outside every spring, and it does grow faster, but it's still a manageable size. Though it does come back inside for the winter months. It still grows, but at a slower pace. I've had it for about two or three years now. I think keeping it contained to the pot it's currently in has helped tame it somewhat. I may give it a larger pot next year. One more thing I might suggest is to use these adjustable locking ties. They're made of rubber and work great at harnessing in my Monstera's vines. They work great because its vines aren't exactly all that flexible. So rather than forcing the vines to immediately grow upwards and possibly breaking them, the locking ties let me gradually tighten their hold on them, pulling them up over time. It's been a few years now and the rubber locking ties haven't stretched out or lost their shape. I bought a pack of them from my local garden center for a couple dollars. I loved them so much, I went back and bought several more. Great stuff.

The stem of the plant should be flexible enough to tie up against a pole or frame and will grow up vertically. The plant naturally grows up trees. You can't propagate from leaves, you need to use a section of the stem including a node. Many people plant cuttings back into the same pot to get a full appearance, it works quite well. As far as size of plant goes, 'the sky's the limit' as you can see in this photo.

Hi everyone. Unfortunately Monstera deliciosa has more culture myths floating around than almost any other plant. The "bright indirect light" myth is the worst. It's everywhere on the internet and it's pure hogwash! :) Most all of the biggest-leaf, massive, mature specimens get from several hours a day full sun up to all-day sun, outdoors. You just really can't give it too much sun if it's grown indoors as a houseplant, unless you switch from low sun too quickly and sunburn it. Next is the "fast draining soil" myth. Many plants love that, and Monstera do great that way, but there must be some houseplants that don't absolutely require it as much as others, right? Monstera deliciosa is that plant. It will grow extremely well in wet mud, in plain clay garden dirt in a pot, and yes also in premium free-draining expensive media too. Another myth are the extreme cautions about being so careful not to overwater it. There is hardly any houseplants that can resist overwatering more. You probably can't overwater it unless your pot has no drainage hole and the soil goes anaerobic. It is still optimal to provide constantly moist-but-not-wet soil, but it's usually UNDER-watering that causes these types of leaf die-off. The last myth is the "increase the humidity" myth. It's great, but just not necessary. They have a tough, thick outer skin and can resist low humidity very well. This one below is grown in a northern heating climate with a central forced-air furnace that really drys the air all winter, often below 20%, yet it doesn't have any brown edges. It gets watered about once every 4 days right now (it needs a bigger pot soon!). It gets lightly fertilized with Foliage Pro at every watering throughout the year. So the plant in the first post needs more sun and more water. Ideally it should be right up in an E, W, or S window (those super-long petioles are etiolating, which is evidence the light is way too low). It needs to have the soil flushed deeply once in awhile, in case that is partially mineral salts fertilizer burn. Also, I would recommend you consider switching to a low-urea liquid fertilizer (like Foliage Pro or similar) more frequently and lightly, as these don't have the strong salt-based ingredients that burn so easily. One concern I had: I do want to know what you mean by "houseplants compost". Thank you. :)

@lindac92 thank you for your response! Unfortunately I will have to repot it since it‘s in a large garbage can temporarily for transport (the old planter had broken). About 2/3 of the plant was already pruned off right before I saved it. I hadn’t thought about how I would be compounding the shock of this if I take more off for propagation. Is there any risk to the root system from the plant losing so much of its foliage at once? if so, how can I minimize the impact? I have heard of some people trimming off a proportional amount of roots to the foliage that was removed but don’t know if that applies in this instance. I’m thinking it may be best to follow your advice to leave it be after I situate it in a new pot. Give it water and sun. Wait for it to acclimate before deciding on a course of action.